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1970
1970 House Primaries
Congressional primary results across 50 states. 786 party contests, 296 contested (37.7%).
1956
47 states
1958
48 states
1960
49 states
1962
48 states
1964
46 states
1966
48 states
1968
48 states
1970
50 states
1972
48 states
1974
49 states
1976
48 states
1978
47 states
1980
48 states
1982
49 states
1984
48 states
1986
49 states
1988
48 states
1990
48 states
1992
49 states
1994
49 states
1996
49 states
1998
49 states
2000
45 states
2002
46 states
2004
46 states
2006
46 states
2008
45 states
2010
46 states
2012
47 states
2014
39 states
2016
47 states
2018
47 states
786
Total Contests
37.7%
Contested Rate
1.6
Avg Field Size
64.2%
Avg Winner Share
Results by State
Alabama
AL
15
0
100
Races
8
Contested
2
(25%)
Avg field
1.3
Alaska
AK
47
0
100
Races
2
Contested
1
(50%)
Avg field
2.0
Arizona
AZ
0
0
100
Races
6
Contested
0
(0%)
Avg field
1.0
Arkansas
AR
0
0
100
Races
5
Contested
0
(0%)
Avg field
1.0
California
CA
37
0
100
Races
76
Contested
33
(43%)
Avg field
1.8
Colorado
CO
47
0
100
Races
8
Contested
3
(38%)
Avg field
1.5
Connecticut
CT
47
0
100
Races
2
Contested
2
(100%)
Avg field
2.0
Delaware
DE
47
0
100
Races
1
Contested
1
(100%)
Avg field
2.0
Florida
FL
35
0
100
Races
21
Contested
8
(38%)
Avg field
1.4
Georgia
GA
40
0
100
Races
16
Contested
6
(38%)
Avg field
1.6
Hawaii
HI
0
0
100
Races
3
Contested
0
(0%)
Avg field
1.0
Idaho
ID
0
0
100
Races
4
Contested
0
(0%)
Avg field
1.0
Illinois
IL
35
0
100
Races
47
Contested
12
(26%)
Avg field
1.4
Indiana
IN
39
0
100
Races
22
Contested
16
(73%)
Avg field
3.0
Iowa
IA
45
0
100
Races
14
Contested
4
(29%)
Avg field
1.4
Kansas
KS
22
0
100
Races
10
Contested
3
(30%)
Avg field
1.3
Kentucky
KY
28
0
100
Races
12
Contested
8
(67%)
Avg field
2.1
Louisiana
LA
29
0
100
Races
10
Contested
6
(60%)
Avg field
2.2
Maine
ME
22
0
100
Races
4
Contested
3
(75%)
Avg field
2.0
Maryland
MD
51
0
100
Races
15
Contested
10
(67%)
Avg field
2.9
Massachusetts
MA
40
0
100
Races
20
Contested
8
(40%)
Avg field
1.6
Michigan
MI
35
0
100
Races
38
Contested
9
(24%)
Avg field
1.3
Minnesota
MN
23
0
100
Races
16
Contested
7
(44%)
Avg field
1.6
Mississippi
MS
43
0
100
Races
6
Contested
1
(17%)
Avg field
1.2
Missouri
MO
30
0
100
Races
18
Contested
9
(50%)
Avg field
1.7
Montana
MT
40
0
100
Races
4
Contested
2
(50%)
Avg field
1.8
Nebraska
NE
47
0
100
Races
6
Contested
2
(33%)
Avg field
1.3
Nevada
NV
27
0
100
Races
2
Contested
2
(100%)
Avg field
2.0
New Hampshire
NH
43
0
100
Races
4
Contested
2
(50%)
Avg field
1.8
New Jersey
NJ
27
0
100
Races
30
Contested
10
(33%)
Avg field
1.5
New Mexico
NM
0
0
100
Races
4
Contested
0
(0%)
Avg field
1.0
New York
NY
40
0
100
Races
74
Contested
17
(23%)
Avg field
1.4
North Carolina
NC
31
0
100
Races
21
Contested
4
(19%)
Avg field
1.2
North Dakota
ND
41
0
100
Races
4
Contested
3
(75%)
Avg field
2.3
Ohio
OH
37
0
100
Races
47
Contested
20
(43%)
Avg field
2.0
Oklahoma
OK
27
0
100
Races
11
Contested
5
(45%)
Avg field
1.6
Oregon
OR
42
0
100
Races
8
Contested
4
(50%)
Avg field
2.1
Pennsylvania
PA
33
0
100
Races
52
Contested
22
(42%)
Avg field
1.5
Rhode Island
RI
33
0
100
Races
4
Contested
2
(50%)
Avg field
1.5
South Carolina
SC
50
0
100
Races
6
Contested
1
(17%)
Avg field
1.5
South Dakota
SD
56
0
100
Races
4
Contested
3
(75%)
Avg field
2.8
Tennessee
TN
29
0
100
Races
17
Contested
5
(29%)
Avg field
1.4
Texas
TX
35
0
100
Races
33
Contested
10
(30%)
Avg field
1.4
Utah
UT
45
0
100
Races
4
Contested
1
(25%)
Avg field
1.3
Vermont
VT
31
0
100
Races
2
Contested
2
(100%)
Avg field
2.0
Virginia
VA
43
0
100
Races
19
Contested
3
(16%)
Avg field
1.3
Washington
WA
37
0
100
Races
14
Contested
8
(57%)
Avg field
1.9
West Virginia
WV
34
0
100
Races
10
Contested
8
(80%)
Avg field
1.8
Wisconsin
WI
34
0
100
Races
20
Contested
6
(30%)
Avg field
1.4
Wyoming
WY
37
0
100
Races
2
Contested
2
(100%)
Avg field
3.5